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CHL Power Rankings: Top Players, Teams, & More (OHL, WHL, QMJHL)

By Matt Duscharme

Oct 25, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; A view of the puck and face-off circle during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Winnipeg Jets at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Jets 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 25, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; A view of the puck and face-off circle during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Winnipeg Jets at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Jets 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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CHL Power Rankings: Which Players are Trending up and Down? And Who Are the Top Teams in the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL? We’re Here to Let You Know With Our Weekly Risers and Fallers!

Welcome to our very first entry to our weekly CHL Power Rankings. Every week we are going to be bringing you an update featuring the top ten players at every position throughout all three leagues (OHL, WHL, QMJHL) as well as the top ten overall teams in the CHL.

NHL prospects are scattered throughout the CHL, with the OHL being the top producer of talent.  Some have already been drafted, while others seek to hear their names called in the next year or two.  We’ll take a look at some of those players in future editions as I present my “players of the week”.

Legend
LW = Last Week
NR = Not Ranked

Top 10 Centers:

1 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Sam Steel (REG) – 32GP, 31G, 39A, 70PTS
2 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Adam Brooks (REG) – 32GP, 22G, 45A, 67PTS
3 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Jayden Halbgewachs (MJ) – 41GP, 37G, 29A, 66PTS
4 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Mason Shaw (MH) – 41GP, 13G, 48A, 61PTS
5 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Matthew Highmore (SJ) – 40GP, 23G, 37A, 60PTS
6 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Cliff Pu (LDN) – 36GP, 26G, 31A, 57PTS
7 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Francois Beauchemin (CHR) – 41GP, 28G, 29A, 57PTS
8 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Alexandre Goulet (VIC) – 41GP, 24G, 33A, 57PTS
9 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Tyler Boland (RIM) – 40GP, 27G, 29A, 56PTS
10 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Nico Hischier (HAL) – 33GP, 26G, 28A, 54PTS

Top 10 Left Wingers:

1 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Adam Mascherin (KIT) – 37GP, 27G, 38A, 65PTS
2 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Brayden Burke (MJ) – 36GP, 12G, 45A, 57PTS
3 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Bobby MacIntyre (SSM) – 37GP, 18G, 37A, 55PTS
4 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Nikita Popugaev (PG) – 42GP, 23G, 30A, 53PTS
5 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Christophe Boivin (ABT) – 42GP, 27G, 26A, 53PTS
6 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Dawson Leedahl (REG) – 38GP, 16G, 34A, 50PTS
7 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Dennis Yan (SHA) – 35GP, 28G, 22A, 50PTS
8 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Giovanni Fiore (CAP) – 35GP, 32G, 17A, 49PTS
9 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Skyler McKenzie (POR) – 40GP, 25G, 22A, 47PTS
10 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Jack Walker (VIC) – 40GP, 20G, 27A, 47PTS

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Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; Sam Steel puts on a team jersey after being selected as the number thirty overall draft pick by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports /

Top 10 Right Wingers:

1 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Alex DeBrincat (ER) – 34GP, 32G, 35A, 67PTS
2 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Maxime Fortier (HAL) – 40GP, 22G, 41A, 63PTS
3 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Taylor Raddysh (ER) – 28GP, 23G, 38A, 61PTS
4 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Chad Butcher (MH) – 38GP, 17G, 42A, 59PTS
5 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Vitalii Abramov (GAT) – 39GP, 28G, 29A, 57PTS
6 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Tyler Wong (LET) – 39GP, 28G, 28A, 56PTS
7 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Kailer Yamamoto (SPO) – 35GP, 25G, 29A, 54PTS
8 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Artur Tyanulin (OTT) – 39GP, 17G, 36A, 53PTS
9 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Owen Tippett (MISS) – 39GP, 33G, 19A, 52PTS
10 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Jeremy Bracco (WSR) – 27GP, 17G, 34A, 51PTS

Top 10 Defenseman:

1 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – David Quenneville (MH) – 38GP, 20G, 28A, 48PTS
2 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Carl Neill (CHR) – 38GP, 10G, 36A, 46PTS
3 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Thomas Gregoire (SHE) – 39GP, 6G, 39A, 45PTS
4 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Samuel Girard (SHA) – 30GP, 5G, 39A, 44PTS
5 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Connor Hobbs (REG) – 35GP, 16G, 28A, 44PTS
6 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Aaron Irving (EVE) – 40GP, 14G, 29A, 43PTS
7 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Darren Raddysh (ER) – 32GP, 11G, 31A, 42PTS
8 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Parker Wotherspoon (TRI) – 41GP, 6G, 33A, 39PTS
9 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Mathieu Henderson (FLI) – 39GP, 8G, 30A, 38PTS
10 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Mitchell Vande Sompel (LDN) – 37GP, 17G, 20A, 37PTS

Top 10 Goalies:

1 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Troy Timpano (ER) – 28GP, 24W, 2.44GAA, .908SV%, 2SO
2 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Griffen Outhouse (VIC) – 38GP, 22W, 2.66GAA, .922SV%, 2SO
3 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Ty Edmonds (PG) – 31GP, 22W, 2.16GAA, .921SV%, 1SO
4 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Michael McNiven (OS) – 29GP, 21W, 2.08GAA, .924SV%, 3SO
5 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Samuel Harvey (RN) – 32GP, 20W, 2.50GAA, .902SV%, 3SO
6 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Mikhail Denisov (SHA) – 30GP, 19W, 2.37GAA, .909SV%, 2SO
7 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Jeremy Brodeur (OSH) – 28GP, 19W, 2.58GAA, .919SV%, 1SO
8 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Tyler Brown (REG) – 30GP, 19W, 2.89GAA, .907SV%, 2SO
9 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Michael DiPietro (WSR) – 29GP, 18W, 2.26GAA, .918SV%, 4SO
10 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Dylan Wells (PET) – 31GP, 18W, 3.07GAA, .918SV%, 0SO

Top 10 CHL Teams:
1 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Regina Pats – 26-3-6-1
2 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – London Knights – 25-6-2-3
3 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Everett Silvertips – 25-5-6-0
4 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds – 27-8-2-0
5 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Windsor Spitfires – 24-7-4-1
6 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Shawinigan Cataractes – 25-9-1-1
7 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Prince George Cougars – 27-10-1-1
8 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Erie Otters – 24-8-2-1
9 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Saint John Sea Dogs – 23-9-3-1
10 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies – 21-10-1-5

Next: Week 13 NHL Power Rankings

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